Outdoor pool

Reviews of Mother Lode Lodge

2 out of 5
Mother Lode Lodge
5051 Highway 140, Mariposa, CA

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 86 out of 496 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 151 out of 496 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 141 out of 496 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 78 out of 496 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 40 out of 496 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

David

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A simple, clean lodge perfect for a pit stop before heading into Yosemite! We checked in around 11pm, and an envelope with our name on it (along with a nice little hand-drawn picture!) that included our room information. Nobody was stationed at the office but 24/7 phone service was available and the nice lady gave us all the info we needed. Doors are unlocked, windows are open and keys are found within the room after we enter. I’m assuming this is a pretty safe town that they are able to do that. The room is very clean and my favorite part is that the pillows are not uncomfortably puffy/stuffy like many other hotels, so I slept really well! Love the atmosphere of the space; we kept our windows open for a while to let the amazing oak aroma in the air come into our room before we closed for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eduardo

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This little boutique motel was a terrific spot to stay on our way to Yosemite. The owners are on site and always working on upgrades and cleanliness. The pool was very large , deep and the perfect temperature for swimming. We would recommend a stay here to anyone. Shops and restaurants are walking distance away
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Matthew

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

robin neal natasha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
the property was good and comfortable .. the bathroom space was small ..and the room rate was high .. but that's California i guess .. over good no complains ..
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Ralph

It’s okay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Jimmy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Mariposa Mother Lode Comment
Older motel in the heart of Mariposa, which is excellent. Had TV problems when arriving and the pillows provided were less than satisfactory. They were very thin & cheap, leaving a kink in my neck. I had to put a blanket under the pillows just to be able to sleep. Could definitely invest in better quality pillows. Overall, clean. Small but in good condition.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Danette

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was safe and contact limited with hotel, except for prior when we attempted to cancel due to medical emergency. Thought we'd be fine going but shower wouldn't give hot water or drain properly, so by the time it was warm, it was nearly overflowing, so hard to get clean. Pool was colder than Puget Sound in WA.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Antoon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was close to some excellent dinners and restaurants, which we liked a lot. We did not like the bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shinsuke

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You have to leave your trash and used towels outside your door but they leave you with whatever you request on the check list they provide.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

mollie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sweet little place
Very clean affordable and sweet motel. Room looked recently refurbished and in great condition. The mini fridge and microwave were a big plus. Right in the center of town walkable for stores and restaurants also groceries. Managers super friendly. Family owned vibe. Pool needs painting but still was nice to use.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just great for our 2 day mini vacation
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was in a cute little area of town. We got there after the office closed and left before they opened up again, so there was no interaction with staff. They left the key for us in an envelope near the front door. No ice machine, no food, no vending machines.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice and convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

esteban

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Wei

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very clean and the owner was helpful with suggestions for things to in Yosemite. The pool just opened but didn’t use. We did notice small nat like bugs around the lamp.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ernesto

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great contactless check in process and perfect facilities- everything you need and more. Highly recommended 👌
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Great simple place to stay in town. Not fancy or new, but refreshed recently and clean and functional. Great WiFi also so i was able to get some work done. Staff availability is very limited if you need anything...
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

laco

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

RAYMOND

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Roaches
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
cute , quaint, comfortable convienent
quaint, but very clean. in the woods, cool, could walk to downtown. Only issue was next door neighbor loud when leaving.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Edward

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
OK.
You definitely get what you pay for here. It was overall fine, and it'll definitely do if you're a low maintenance person but I don't think I'll stay here again. Soap and shampoo is provided for a single shower so make sure you're stocked up. Parking lot only has space for 1 car per room. The mini fridge was kind of gross but thankfully I didn't need it. Staff was nice and friendly and it's a good location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

juliet

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We came in late and had our key ready for us. The lobby was open only till 7pm. Everything was all set for us to snooze. Eliza was very nice!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

YELENA, Los Angeles

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Steve

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Oleg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, quiet, affordable place close to Yosemite.
Nice and cozy place. Clean an comfy. Not too large room and shower, yet it warms up very fast with heater (actually a great advantage during winter). Quiet and close to dining, not to mention that Yarts stop is 200 feet away, can take bus to Yosemite if not feeling to drive.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Norman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome friendly staff. Pretty close to Yosemite. Clean and affordable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Gilda

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Worst place I’ve ever stayed at
The first night was so cold and there was no heater in the room. There is no WiFi whatsoever unless you sit by the office which I did do once. Ridiculous Had no hot water Friday to Saturday late afternoon. Horrible Manager went into my room without any notice to me, she knew I wasn’t there she had no business in my room without permission. I will never stay at Mother Lode Lodge again. I don’t appreciate being lied to and it happened more than once, the first time was by the young man who was supposed to be in the office but was behind the property and he said he was doing laundry come to find out the laundry was right in front of my room. Bad place for a nice getaway.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Sue

Travelled with group
Arrival instructions great. The fridge was rusty and stinking of bleach. Tiny bathroom. Awake most of the night from the really loud air conditioning unit.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Meytal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice motel, clean room and surroundings.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
towels and bedsheets not changed daily. Overall though, a nice experience. Lodge is close to restaurants and gas. Manager very nice. Satellite TV. Pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the perfect little place to stay for our Yosemite trip. My favorite thing was the ice machine, because it was pretty hot during our stay, and we were able to fill our water bottles and Camelbaks.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's right in the center of town. It's a perfect stop-over for an early morning start into Yosemite.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pros: The room was clean, and the staff were polite and helpful. Cons: The bathroom was super small, and old and came with a slopping floor. The room was overpriced for this quality.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comforrable. Great overnight before going to Yosemite. Pool is well maintained.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Jinyoung

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Great staff, very friendly and knowledgable of the Yosemite and Mariposa area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible experience
When we checked in, we can not find receptionist. It took 10 minutes to find her. After checked in, I found room was very dirty, the receptionist told us to wait for one hour to enter even it was 7PM at that time. After switched to another room, remote control for AC did not work, the receptionist can not change, she has to call boss to get new battery, we have to wait for anotehr 30 minutes. The room is very basic and AC direct blow to bed, it was very uncomfrotable during sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021